Health

Question 1

Energy is needed to fuel chemical reactions in the body to keep you alive, these reactions are called metabolism, and the speed they occur is your metabolic rate, what are the slight variations in people?

Answer 1

People with a higher proportion of muscle to fat have a higher metabolic rate.
Physically bigger people need to supply their bodies with more energy and have a higher metabolic rate than smaller people.
Men are slightly bigger so have a higher metabolic rate than women.
Regular exercise can boost resting metabolic rate because it builds exercise.

Question 2

A balanced diet does a lot to keep you healthy, what to do you need carbs, fats, protein, fibre, vitamin and minerals for?

Answer 2

Ca - release energy
Fa - keep warm, release energy
Pr -growth, cell repair, cell replacement
Fi - everything running smoothly in dig. system
V+M - keep everything healthy

Question 3

What is energy measured in?

Answer 3

Kilojoules

Question 4

Badly unbalanced diets are said to be malnourished, what can lead to being malnourished?

Answer 4

Eating too much can lead to obesity and other health problems.
Eating too little can also cause problems.

Question 5

Not getting enough exercise and inherited factors affect health as well

Answer 5

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